as in slug
a lazy person
a tropical resort that is perfect for live wires and lotus-eaters alike
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Recent Examples of lotus-eater
As the lotus-eaters writhe and spin, I am routinely spritzed with centrifugal drops of their ample perspiration, a kind of patchouli-scented mist that doesn’t exactly conduce to ecstatic soul communion.
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Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The temptation to loll like a lotus-eater on the sands is profound.
—Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The temptation to loll like a lotus-eater on the sands is profound.
—Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lotus-eater
Noun
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Here’s how to keep slugs from destroying your garden.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
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The infection can come from a few sources: raw or undercooked snails or slugs, vegetables or fruit that have been contaminated by snails, slugs or flatworms or their slime, or by eating infected hosts like land crabs, freshwater prawns or frogs, doctors said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The intensive Ukrainian jamming has also grounded many of Russia’s drones, compelling desperate Russian operators to switch to pricier fiber-optic drones that send and receive signals via long thin cables instead of via radio.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Russian and Ukrainian armies are pressed up against each other, and constantly exchanging drone and artillery fire.—
Keith Gessen,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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However, if they’re all gone, recolonization is unlikely given snails’ limited ability to travel.—
Anton Sorokin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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But these underwater snails were nearly wiped out by fishing and disease, and in the 1990s, regulators closed the commercial abalone fishery.—
Grant Stringer,
The Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The number of active travelers over 60 is growing at a rapid pace as many seniors are shunning the perception of being couch potatoes.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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After all, there is a reason why people uninterested in physical activity are often dubbed couch potatoes.—
Melanie Radzicki McManus,
CNN,
3 Sep. 2024
Noun
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
Cite this Entry
“Lotus-eater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lotus-eater. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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